Universe Today (Page 151)

Spaceflight Stories Expected for 2020

By Matthew Williams - December 30, 2019 10:42 PM UTC | Space Exploration

The year 2020 is expected to be an exciting one for space exploration. Here are the top stories that are expected to take place

Carnival of Space #644

By susie - December 30, 2019 04:28 PM UTC | Site News

Top Astronomical Events for 2020

By David Dickinson - December 30, 2019 10:51 AM UTC | Observing

Ready for another amazing year of sky watching? Hard to believe, were already a fifth of the way into the 21st century. 2020 rounds out the final year of the second decade, promising an amazing year of skywatching to come.

Halo Around a Pulsar could Explain Why We See Antimatter Coming from Space

By Evan Gough - December 23, 2019 06:07 PM UTC | Physics

Carnival of Space #643

By susie - December 23, 2019 04:32 PM UTC | Site News

Our Guide to the December 26th Annular 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse

By David Dickinson - December 23, 2019 01:26 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Black Holes Were Already Feasting Just 1.5 Billion Years After the Big Bang

By Matthew Williams - December 21, 2019 08:58 PM UTC | Black Holes

Using the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), an international team of astronomers observed gas clouds that in the early Universe that could explain how supermassive black holes formed so quickly.

Starliner Launches But it Can't Reach the Station

By Evan Gough - December 20, 2019 05:53 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Astronomers Discovered a New Kind of Explosion That the Sun Can Do

By Matthew Williams - December 20, 2019 05:01 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Using data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a team of scientists have discovered a new type of solar phenomenon that could lead to breakthroughs in space weather prediction and fusion technology.

Mars 2020 Takes a Test Drive

By Evan Gough - December 20, 2019 03:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

100,000 Supernovae Exploded Near the Core of the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - December 20, 2019 02:17 AM UTC | Milky Way

Using data from the GALACICNUCLEUS survey, a team of astronomers has determined that star formation occurred in massive bursts in our galaxy, not continuously over time.

ESA's CHEOPS Just Launched. We're About to Learn a LOT More About Exoplanets

By Evan Gough - December 19, 2019 06:47 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Without a Magnetosphere, Planets Orbiting Flare Stars Don't Stand a Chance

By Evan Gough - December 19, 2019 04:55 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Will Blanpain Perform? Comet Prospects for 2020

By David Dickinson - December 19, 2019 01:00 PM UTC | Observing

next bright comet? You're not alone. Though we've had a steady string of decent binocular comets over the past few years, we haven't had a good naked eye comet since W3 Lovejoy beat death during its blistering perihelion passage in 2011. But this survivor turned out to be bashful, headed for southern hemisphere skies… Comet P1 McNaught followed suit in 2007, hiding from northern hemisphere observers. And we all remember what happened to Comet S1 ISON—touted as the next great 'Comet of the Century' on Thanksgiving Day 2013. Here it is almost 2020, and you have to go allll the way back nearly a quarter of a century to Comets Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake to remember just how brilliant a good naked eye comet can be.

Cool Photo of Canadarm2 With its Dextre Hand. Oh and the Earth. That's Nice Too.

By Evan Gough - December 18, 2019 07:35 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA Will Be Building a Quiet, Supersonic Aircraft: the X-59

By Evan Gough - December 18, 2019 04:51 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Science Fiction Might Be Right After All. There Might Be Breathable Atmospheres Across the Universe

By Evan Gough - December 18, 2019 12:29 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Weekly Space Hangout: December 18, 2019 - Anita Gale, Co-founder of the Space Settlement Design Competitions

By susie - December 18, 2019 05:54 AM UTC | Site News

Astronomers Map the Surface of a Pulsar

By Matthew Williams - December 17, 2019 06:22 PM UTC | Stars

Using NICER data, two teams of researchers were able to map the surface of a pulsar for the first time in history!

Mars Has Auroras Too, We Just Can't See Them

By Evan Gough - December 17, 2019 04:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Carnival of Space #642

By susie - December 17, 2019 03:33 PM UTC | Site News

Planetary Mass Objects Discovered in Other Galaxies

By Evan Gough - December 16, 2019 06:12 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Mars Express Takes Photos of Phobos as it Flies Past

By Evan Gough - December 16, 2019 03:09 PM UTC | Planetary Science

NASA Maps Out the Water On Mars. Some Will Be So Easy to Get, You Could Dig it Out With a Shovel

By Evan Gough - December 14, 2019 03:47 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Planets Started Out From Dust Clumping Together. Here's How

By Matthew Williams - December 14, 2019 02:04 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A new study by a team of German physicists and an American biomedical engineer has solved a long-standing problem in how planets form.

The Spaceport America Cup Joins Crowdsourcing Platform HeroX to Propel Student Innovation!

By Matthew Williams - December 14, 2019 01:36 PM UTC | Space Policy

The 2020 Spaceport America Cup will be the largest to date, thanks to a new collaboration with crowdsourcing powerhouse HeroX!

The Site Has Been Chosen! Here's Where OSIRIS-REx is Going To Take a Sample from Bennu

By Evan Gough - December 13, 2019 05:24 PM UTC | Planetary Science

North and South America, At Night

By Evan Gough - December 13, 2019 02:15 PM UTC | Observing

Watch NASA Test an SLS Tank to Destruction

By Evan Gough - December 12, 2019 08:06 PM UTC | Missions

Dark Matter Could Be A Source of Gamma Rays Coming from the Center of the Milky Way

By Evan Gough - December 12, 2019 07:39 PM UTC | Milky Way

An Upcoming ESA Mission is Going to Remove one Piece of Space Junk From Orbit

By Matthew Williams - December 12, 2019 06:31 PM UTC | Space Exploration

A specialized spacecraft will be sent to orbit by the ESA in 2025 to remove a piece of space debris, which will pave the way for future cleanup missions.

Carnival of Space #641

By susie - December 12, 2019 03:13 PM UTC | Site News

How Spiral Galaxies Get Their Shape

By Evan Gough - December 12, 2019 12:08 PM UTC | Extragalactic

Wow, Meade Instruments Just Filed for Bankruptcy Protection

By Evan Gough - December 11, 2019 04:44 PM UTC | Site News

This Galaxy Has Been Home to 5 Supernovae in the Last 20 Years

By Matthew Williams - December 11, 2019 02:18 PM UTC | Extragalactic

A NASA image showcases the beauty of the NGC 5468 galaxy, which has experienced 5 supernovae in the last 20 years (all of which we've witnessed).

We Know We're Made of Stardust. But Did it Come From Red Giants?

By Evan Gough - December 11, 2019 02:15 PM UTC | Stars

Weekly Space Hangout: December 11, 2019 - Charlie Duke and Tom O'Conner from Astrograms

By susie - December 11, 2019 08:37 AM UTC | Site News

Why Does Enceladus Have Stripes at its South Pole?

By Matthew Williams - December 10, 2019 07:31 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A study led by the Carnegie Institute of Science has determined why Enceladus' has its mysterious Tiger Stripes.

This is the Milky Way's Magnetic Field

By Evan Gough - December 10, 2019 07:22 PM UTC | Milky Way

NASA's TESS Watched an Outburst from Comet 46P/Wirtanen

By Evan Gough - December 10, 2019 04:42 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

December Meteor Squalls: Prospects for the 2019 Geminids and Ursids

By David Dickinson - December 10, 2019 01:11 PM UTC | Observing

December means chillier climes for northern hemisphere residents, a time to huddle inside near the campfire, both real and cyber. I've always thought this was a shame, however, as the cold crisp nights of winter offer up sharp clear skies. Over the past decade or so, December gives observers another reason to brave the cold: the Geminid meteors.

These Incredible Images of Alien Worlds are Actually Miniatures

By Evan Gough - December 10, 2019 12:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New Project Headed by Apollo's Charlie Duke to Send Messages to Space

By Nancy Atkinson - December 09, 2019 04:53 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Why Are Particles Getting Ejected Off of Asteroid Bennu?

By Evan Gough - December 09, 2019 04:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science

China's Yutu-2 Rover has now Traveled Over 345 Meters Across the Surface of the Moon

By Matthew Williams - December 09, 2019 02:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science

As of Dec. 4th, the Yutu 2 rover element of the Chang'e-4 mission had traveled a total of over 345 m (377 yards) on the lunar surface.

A New Way to Measure the Age of the Milky Way

By Matthew Williams - December 08, 2019 04:52 PM UTC | Milky Way

Using data collected by Kepler's K2 observation campaign, an international team of scientists was able to more accurately predict the ages of stars in the Milky Way's thick disk.